Well, here's the new chapter i wrote for you all, and this one includes a new character joining the story (per request from josephuzumaki). Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter 20: Dark Premonitions

Elder E was busy watching Joseph and Sosuke train and wondered where Mark was and remembered Talim was gone as well, but sensed someone approaching. He turned around and soon saw Thanatos, sensing the dark aura he gave off.

"I take it you're Thanatos?" E asked him.

"You're sure quick to realize, yeah I'm Thanatos, and I'm here for somebody," Thanatos said as he drew his sword. E held his staff as the wood suddenly disappeared, revealing a sword underneath it.

"You will not harm any of my students!" E yelled and charged at him. Thanatos blocked the attack and ran off with E hot on his trail. Sosuke, Joseph and the others ran to help but another portal appeared and a man with white hair and had glasses on and had on a gold trimmed purple cloak, black pants and a black shirt. He carried a large scythe on his back.

"Who…are you?" Joseph asked him.

"The one you're looking for…" Malgreed said as he grabbed Joseph and disappeared with him.

"Joseph!" Sosuke yelled.

Malgreed and Joseph were soon in a dark forest somewhere as Joseph looked at Malgreed.

"W-What do you want with me?" he asked him.

"I need a new subordinate, and you're gonna help create him…" Malgreed said. He then kicked Joseph and he rolled over on his back, Malgreed then prepared to use his right arm as it began to glow an eerie red color and jabbed Joseph with the arm. Joseph gasped as his eyes rolled back into his head. Malgreed then pulled out a glowing black orb from Joseph's body.

The orb soon floated upward and soon began to form into a human. Malgreed grinned as he saw the humanoid figure land on his feet. It was covered in a sort of black spiked armor, with shoulder guards and spikes leggings and torso, all in black. The only think that stuck out was the pale white skin, red eyes and black hair that was stubby.

"Hmm…what should I call you?" Malgreed wondered. "…hmm…Anubis?" Malgreed wondered.

The boy looked up when Malgreed said that name and Malgreed grinned, "Anubis…seems fitting…" Malgreed said.

"Thank you….Master Malgreed…" Anubis said and bowed.

Meanwhile, Elder E and Thanatos were fighting in the cave leading to the temple, Thanatos panted from fighting the old hermit, while E panted lightly, having not fought this hard before.

'Man, this dude has to be, like very old, and he still kicks ass, guess Ran was right about him,' Thanatos thought...

Ranvitchkus sneezed a bit, "Is someone talking about me? And I think he called me Ran…it's Ranvitchkus!" he yelled.

Thanatos and Elder E attacked each other again, Thanatos fired a lightning bolt at E, but he just held his hand as the lightning assembled in his hand and pointed his fingers like a gun and fired, hitting Thanatos dead on, causing his helmet to fall off.

E froze with shock when he saw Thanatos's true face (ain't showing it to you yet!). "No…you're…is that what Malgreed is planning?" E asked Thanatos as he got up.

"Yep, and he's probably done by now with our target, laters!" Thanatos said as he picked up his helmet and put it on his head and went through a portal. E quickly ran back to the temple as Malgreed threw Joseph onto the ground as he and Anubis both left. When he saw Mark and Talim running towards them, Malgreed smirked as the portal closed.

Mark's POV

I heard the commotion from the temple and decided to stop my training, now realizing Talim was watching, but I ignored that fact and ran as fast as I could to the temple. When I got there I saw two white haired men, one with a cape and scythe and another that looked like Joseph. The man with the cape glanced at me as he entered a portal and smirked.

I suddenly held my head form a sudden headache as memories flashed through my mind:

I saw myself creating a new character in Soul Calibur 4 at my house, then to the same place as before from my dream, but now it looked like I was on top of a tower and I saw the same man with the scythe and Algol before me…

I suddenly woke up to find myself in my room at the temple with the others watching over me.

"Hey about time you came too," Yun seong said.

"what happened?" I asked as I sat up, holding my head as it throbbed.

"You blacked out when that guy came back here; he said he's got another addition to his team and that we won't stop his plans, the other boy you saw was Anubis or something like that," Mina said.

"Looks like that man took Joseph's darkness and turned it into his newest henchmen," E said as he came in.

"Wait, so that white haired guy next to him…that was Joseph's darker half?" I asked.

"Ys, Joseph is fine by the way," E stated. I sighed a bit with relief at least he was okay.

"Where were you anyway Mark?" Cassandra asked me.

"Uh….I was…busy with something important…" I told her.

"Yeah, I went with him to help out a bit," Talim added. The others looked at us, but didn't bother asking further. With a nod to Talim as a thank you, I had a feeling I had to owe her one later. But now things were taking a bad turn…but that man…Malgreed…how come I keep feeling like I've met him before?

Meanwhile, Anubis and Malgreed stepped out of the portal as Thanatos was busy doing something with his face and some water in a bucket.

"…uh…what's he doing?" Malgreed asked.

"E…" Ranvitchkus stated.

"Right…" Malgreed said and turned to Anubis. "Welcome to your new home Anubis, go and meet your new compatriots," he said to him.

Anubis nodded and went to Ranvitchkus, "Hey…" he said.

"Hey…new guy huh? Well might as well show you around, since I became the apparent babysitter for the newbies…" Ranvitchkus said as he showed Anubis around, with Thanatos drying off his face.

So it looks like Malgreed created a new guy from Joseph's darkness, but what will he be used for? And what is Malgreed's true agenda? Stay tuned to find out